Day 32
After yesterday when we got back to the hive I had a nice long sleep only for Whisper to wake me up holding a map and she was crying I asked her what was wrong but when I looked at the map I realized what was going on and dashed to the infirmary chamber where Nutrana was working trying to save Glyph who was in bad shape her legs were crushed and she was missing an arm she looked at me and laughed weakly.
"Those dogs are strong." She said before I tranquilized her letting Nutrana work in piece before I went to grab Buzzulga who I found out had all ready taken a group and mounted an offensive agents the dogs it took me a five hours to find him but when I did he and his group was resting on a pile of bodies
"Buzzelga go back and give your blood to Glyph I'll clean up here." I said pulling out my katana giving Buzzelga a look that said he had no choice in the matter Buzzelga transferred control to me before heading back the way he came while I forged ahead cutting, burning, of poisoning anything in my way clearing out most of the cavern leaving the pups and bitches alive and comatose so they wouldn't get in my way. A after a while I was face to face with the alpha he was an old looking dog but he had an air of wisdom to him that I couldn't ignore an hid behind him was a female pup cling to his leg he looked at me and then the twitching soon to be corpses that was his personal guard. He walked to me using a walking stick as support before falling to his knees asking to spare the young and the bitches. I used my magic to make him rise before I stabbed in the chest with my tail injecting him with a special poison he fell back before getting up on his own before I gave him a choice. "I just injected you with a poison that is suppressing you nervous system so you shouldn't feel pain but to have a time limit so take up a sword, fight and die with the your head held high and wounds to your name." The old dog looked a me as he took a sword from one of his dying guards readying a stance as I readied mine before I charged into a great battle the old dog had me on the ropes showing skill with a blade I had no hope of reaching soon as my chitin was the only thing saving my arms an torso while he parried any attack I could make but I wasn't about to let the poison kill him that honor was reserved for me so I stopped trying to block and stabbed forward with all my strength causing my katana to pierce his sword and his chest. Our eyes locked as I gave him my word that his subjects would be safe under my care before I pulled back freeing my blade then cutting off his head ending his life quickly. After that I had my ling gather what I now learned were diamond dogs escorting them to our hive their home for a bit while I had Cadaia take a large squad of ling rework their caves to woke for us while I went to check on Glyph who was in a cocoon currently evolving to our level so I went to my chamber and went to sleep.
Day 33
I Woke up only to feel a few weights on my body after elongating my neck to get a better look I saw Elytra laying across my chest, Trixie on my left arm and Sky on my right with Light using my legs like a pillow all four of them fast asleep pinning me to my bed. I sighed not wanting to wake them up and after an hour the four woke up greeting me cheery yet sleepy smiles before they got up to do what ever they wanted before I got up picking up my katana thinking about my fight and when to the spot where we killed that dragon for a quiet day to train only to be completely confused not being able to recognize except for the bones of the long dead drake left undisturbed but around the skeleton everything was different the trees were black with visible glowing red veins and green eye like pustules decorating the bark and branches each facing a different direction. The ground was covered in a black ooze with a soft moss like feel that sprouted a dark red grass in patches after looking around the silent mutated area for a while I pulled out my blade and started to practice my swings until I heard rustling heading towards me I readied my blade and waited only to drop my guard when Velger and Cadaia came out to meet me asking about what to do with the diamond dogs while their tunnels was being refitted for our needs before asking about the area. I thought for a moment before telling them to follow me to a normal part of the forest asking them to hold out their arms and trust me as I gave them small cuts to their wrist and a cut to my own wrist getting a few drops of blood from each of use to hit the ground which I watched turn black and slowly grow larger which made me smile as an idea popped into my head "Get Buzzelga and his squad, use their blood on them and see what happens." They both replied ok before leaving letting me get back to practicing getting my swing and form down before heading back hours later wondering how everyone was doing as I bit into a chicken I found on the way back.
Day 34
I woke this morning to the same situation as yesterday but this time I was feeling a bit mischievous and used my toxic body to turn myself slippery and slide out with some effort keeping them a sleep while I checked on the sick Diamond dogs then on the aquatic Changeling that I had forgotten about. They had developed nicely their angler like features they developed helping them work on their own sector of the hive. I let them be going out for a hunt Flying over the forest letting my wings get a good stretch as I flew when I saw a manticore chasing something pink and yellow. I decided the manticore would be my breakfast and started following until they got to and open area where I could dive bomb them easily. I took a deep breath a dropped slamming my full weight on the Manticores back killing it as its organs were crushed from the impact I shook off some dust that from the cloud I raised from the impact and started eating tearing the beast apart wondering what that pink and yellow thing was as I ate my fill before dragging what was left for a present for the nymph that were in the cave before heading out again with a large group of lings to help me in the long day of stockpile food.